Tie support



Julyxn, 193s.

A. J. WINTER TIE` SUPPORT Filed June l5, 1938 Patented July 11, 1939I A TIE SUPPORT Alexander John Winter, Toronto, Ontario,

Canad Application June 1s, 193s, serial No. y213,337 c lin Canada October 26, 1937 11 Claims.

My invention relates to a support for a four in-hand tie, and has for its object to produce a device suited to be worn under a tie tol preclude its becoming awry and to retain it in an outward, smooth curvature desired by fastidious men.

The support is supplied with an upper finger piece that is inserted in the knotof the tie, and Aa. lowerl prong that engages the tie to secure the support in place. 'I'he support is formed with -a wideintermediate portion curved in the direction of the length of the tie so as to retain the exposed portion directly below the knot in outward prominence. Prongs are so arranged on this wide section as to prevent its shifting edgewise.

Entirely satisfactory results have been obtained by making the support of a fine wire material of a resilient nature. I prefer to make the curvature of the support sharper than actually necessary to impart the desired prominence to the tie so that, by somewhat flexing it outwardly of its curvature in applying the support, it will be secured under tension and thus aid in retaining the tie in a smooth, iiat condition.

understood by inspection of the accompanying drawingtaken in conjunction with the ensuing description. y

Figure 1 is a perspective view depicting the support as worn under the tie.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the supportin which the tie and 'the collar are indicated in dash lines to illustrate the manner of application of the support.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the support in relaxed condition.

Figure 4 depicts a slight modification oi' the' invention.

Like numerals of reference denote similar parts in each figure of the drawing.

In performing .my invention, I take a length of spring-steel wire of a fairly iine gauge and bend it in two on a close return bend so .as to provide an upwardly directed prong or finger -piece I suitable for insertion in the knot of the tie beneath its narrow end section. I then deform the wire to` produce spaced'side members 6 and 'l with an inwardly oiset pressure piece 8 immediately adjoining the blunt prong 5 so that the user may place his thumb against said pressure lpiece for the purpose of urging the prong part 5 in the knot.

The spaced side members are curved substan` tially throughout their length. as best shown in Figure 3, and the lower end portions 8 and' I0 The construction of my invention will be bestare preferably united into a single medial extent as at Ii with one of them prolonged beyond the other to furnish a downwardly projecting prong l2 having a pointed terminus.

Said side members are desirably united at their lower end portions by converging them as at I3 and twisting 'them about one another as at I4. This junction may be reinforced by a clip` or band I 5 clamped thereabout. 'I'he clip or'band mayA be employed in lieu of twisting the wires,`or may l0 be dispensed with according to circumstances of 1 manufacture. v

With a view to aiding in pressing the lower prong into engagement with. the tie, I propose to equip the support with a pressure piece I6 which l5 may be constructed by deforming the prong I2 into a D-shaped coniiguration.

Aills has already been mentioned, it is desirable that the side members 6 and 1 be given a cui'van ture more acute than' required to produce'a given 50 outward bulge of the tie generally exposed to view) above the cut of the vest. This places the tie and the support under a moderate tension-and better accomplishes the results desired to beattained. Additionally, the side members are con- 25 nectedintermediate of their length by a cross.- piece I1 to prevent the sagging of the wide section of -the tiel and to support it in a fiat condition. The crosspiece may be formed by bending the side members inwardly to compose U-shaped '30 parts, which parts may and will have their bights unitedin suitable manner, such as by means of a clip or bandfl. f

The side members are equipped with outwardly A and inwardly pointed prongs I9 that serve to 35 engage the overlying tie to secure the. support against slipping edgewise. These prongs may consist of relatively fine wires twisted about the side members.

To apply the device to a tie that has been 40 knotted on a collar, it is placed under the tie and over the shirt. The upper prong or finger piece 5 is lodged in the knot by pressure applied on the pressure piece 8. The curvature of the device is somewhat reducedv by flexing the lower- 45 end outwardly and at the same time the lower prong i2 is urged to embed itself in the tie by pressure on the part I6; The wide section of the tie, which overlies the support, is then pressed so as to be'lightly but securely caught by the 50 prongs i9. 'I'he support is facile oi attachment and removal and'is inexpensive of manufacture.

In the modified construction shown in Figure 4, the only diiference is that the pressure piece I6 l is dispensed with and replaced by a clip 20. 'I'he u converging lower ends I3 are united in the manner already recounted or by a lapping of wire as indicated at 2i. The clip extends transversely and is fashioned by a close return bend of the wires to present a U-shaped member from which the prong l2 depends.

In the use of the article, upon engaging the prong l2 in the tie the clip I6 is fitted over the outer edge 22 of the front opening of the shirt so as to attach the tie to the same. The clip thus retains the tie against shifting sidewise.

What I claim is: v

1. A tie support comprising an elongated unitary member adapted to be applied beneath the tie and having an intermediate part of a breadth sufiicient to support the tie across its width, said intermediate part being outwardly curved in lengthwise direction to bulge the tie immediately below the knot, a prong upwardly extending from the intermediate part for insertion in the knot, and prongs carried by the intermediate part for engaging the tie to secure the support.

2. A tie support according to claim 1, in which the upwardly extending prong has a blunt end and is provided with a pressure piece for urging it into the knot.

3. A tie support according to claim 1, in which the vupwardly extending prong is provided with an inwardly offset pressure piece for urging it into the knot.

4. A tie support according to claim 1, in which the last mentioned prongs are constructed and arranged to preclude 'edgewise movement and also to retain the rst mentioned prong in the knot.

5. A tie support comprising an elongated unitary member adapted to be applied beneath the tie and having an intermediate part of a breadth sufficient to support the tie across its width, said intermediate part being outwardly curved in lengthwise direction to bulge the tie immediately below the knot, a prong upwardly extending from the intermediate part for insertion in the knot, outwardly projecting prongs carried by the intermediate part for penetrating the tie to preclude edgewise shifting, and a vprong downwardly extending from the intermediate part for engaging the tie to retain the first mentioned prong in the knot.

6. A tie support in accordance with claim 5, in which the said downwardly extending prong is supplied with a pressure piece.

7. A tie support in accordance with claim 5, and composed of a material of a springy nature such that the curved intermediate part may be outwardly flexed when applying it to a tie so as to secure it under tension.'

l8. A tie support composed of a resilient unitary wire member for application beneath the tie in lengthwise direction, having a substantial intermediate part of a breadth suficient to support the tie across its width and curved in lengthwise direction to bulge the tie below the knot, said intermediate part consisting of longgitudinally extending wire portions spaced apart substantially throughout their length and .united at their lower end, a pointed prong downwardly extending from said lower end for engaging the tie, a crosspiece integral with the upper ends of said longitudinally extending wire portions and inwardly offset to provide a pressure member, and a prong upwardly extending from the medial portion of said crosspiece for insertion in the knot.

9. A tie support for placement beneath the tie, composed of an upwardly directed prong for in sertion in the knot, a downwardly directed prong for engaging the tie remotely of the knot and an intermediate section integral with said prongs comprising a wire having parts extending outwardly of the prongs to support the tie across its width and having parts forming a continuation of said parts extending in a general lengthwise direction of the tie and lengthwise curved to bulge the tieY below the knot.

10. A tie support for placement beneath the tie, composed of an upwardly directed prong` tion of saidparts extending in a general lengthwise direction of the tie and lengthwise curved to bulge the tie below the knot, the junction of the upper prong and the intermediate section having an inwardly offset pressure piece.

11. A tie support formed of resilient material of a readily flexible nature consisting of an intermediate part ofa breadth to support the tie across its width and outwardly curved in length-l wise direction to bulge the tie below the knot, a prong upwardly extending from the top of said intermediate part, therelbeing an inwardly offset portion at the juncture thereof acting as a pressure piece for urging the prong into engagement with the tie, a pointed yprong downwardly extending from the bottom of said intermediate part, and a clip integral with the juncture of this prong for engaging the outer edge of the front shirt opening, said clip serving as a pressure piece for the pointed prong.

ALEXANDER JOHN WINTER. 

